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This Lisbon townhouse is a dream home for wellness fanaticsDesigned by McLean Quinlan to create a sense of ‘instant tranquillity’, the house is equipped with a personal gym, a sauna, and a meditation space
By Tianna Williams Published
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Crystal Palace Park’s dinosaur sculptures have been restored to their former gloryMore than 170 years after they first thrilled Victorian visitors, Crystal Palace Park's prehistoric residents have been brought back from the brink – part of a sweeping restoration that has revived the park's lakes, lawns and landmarks
By Anna Solomon Published
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A new portico and extension create a richly varied restoration of a popular Irish venueDrumhalla House, a popular event space, now features a new portico and more architectural interventions, bringing it closer to the landscape, and updating and enhancing its interiors
By Jonathan Bell Published
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These 5 endangered sites designed by Black architects just received critical preservation grantsConserving Black Modernism, an initiative from the Getty Foundation and The National Trust for Historic Preservation, aims to protect sites that are integral to Black history and design
By Anna Fixsen Published
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MVRDV wins the open call for a new ‘Wonder of the World’ with its rocky designThe Rotterdam-based architecture firm wins The Shift International Architecture Competition with ‘Rotterdam Rocks!’, a sustainable landmark concept including a hotel, observation deck, embassy and more
By Tianna Williams Published
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A giant coyote's head hides one of America's most unusual homesDreamt up by artist Johnny DeFeo and realised with more than 30 tonnes of concrete, this giant coyote-shaped guesthouse is one of the most extraordinary places to stay in the American Southwest
By Dan Howarth Published
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Disappearing rooms and clever storage transform a 1970s apartment in AthensAn apartment by Georgios Apostolopoulos Architects features a fluid interior shaped by movement and light, set within a landmark circular residential block to the north of the city
By Léa Teuscher Published
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Architect Carlo Ratti on why the pedalò is the most democratic vessel in the MediterraneanThe fifth instalment of the architect's series, 'Objectify,' investigates how the pedalò shows that 'form follows fun'
By Carlo Ratti Published
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What could our world look like in an alternate reality? Olalekan Jeyifous has the answerThe Brooklyn-based artist and trained architect reimagines social, cultural and environmental realities to create speculative neighbourhoods with a promising future
By Diana Budds Published
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BT Tower plans unveiled: what’s in store for the Grade II-listed icon?Orms has revealed its plans to convert London's BT Tower into a hotel. Here is what we know
By Tianna Williams Published
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A bijou forest retreat, this Blakely Island cabin offers tree livingDesigned by architects Wittman Estes on an island in Washington state, this guest cabin invites residents to immerse themselves in the forest canopy
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Selldorf Architects reveal new design for the Clark Art Institute in MassachusettsThe 15,000 sq ft insertion will unify two older buildings on the campus and house the dazzling Aso O. Tavitian collection
By Anna Fixsen Published
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A Mickey Muennig house enters a new life chapter in CaliforniaNicole Hollis' clarifying renovation of a Mickey Muennig house on California's Monterey Peninsula creates a playful weekend retreat
By Shonquis Moreno Published
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The artist-led Fonds Bustamante is Arles’ newest creative gemThe brainchild of Jean-Marc Bustamante, and designed by Charles Zana, the new art foundation has opened its doors in an old church building in the south of France
By Amy Serafin Published
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A yoga retreat in East Hampton translates the art of wellness into architectural formBE_Design’s Woods Retreat is a blackened temple to the principles of yogic process in a spectacular woodland location
By Jonathan Bell Published
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This bucolic Somerset retreat is surrounded by wildflower meadowsLondon studio Daytrip reinvents a 1990s Somerset retreat by refining its interiors, clarifying its architecture, and opening it onto the British countryside
By Léa Teuscher Published
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Carlo Ratti on why the Vibram sole is a staple of the Italian summerThe fourth instalment of the architect's series, 'Objectify,' investigates how Italy's Vibram sole helped the world find its footing
By Carlo Ratti Published
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A tour of Chile through Smiljan Radić Clarke’s award-winning architectureHeading to South America? Join our Chile tour to explore the architecture of the 2026 Pritzker Prize-winning architect, Smiljan Radić Clarke, in six buildings
By Mark Johanson Published
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A Thai tower is made from one unexpected material – elephant dungConstructed from elephant-dung bricks, a Thai tower by architect and artist Boonserm Premthada transforms what elephants leave behind into stunning architecture
By Tianna Williams Published
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Inside an Ontario cabin home so pristine it looks unrealA crisp, dark volume set against the white snow, this Ontario cabin, titled Silver Heights, seemingly floats over its landscape
By Tianna Williams Published
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A reimagined former dairy offers west London’s newest boltholes to covetNew residential scheme The Dairy is tucked away in a quiet corner of Notting Hill and has everything going for it – design-led interiors by Echlin, a slice of London history, and location, location, location
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Step inside this greenhouse pavilion in the heart of London to catch the gardening bugThe Veggery has launched to inspire a passion for gardening and mark the closure of the 2026 London Festival of Architecture
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Updated and extended, a classic Horace Gifford beach house is for sale on Fire Island PinesOwned and cherished by interior and fashion designers over the decades, 122A Ocean Drive is a classic piece of modernist beachside Americana
By Jonathan Bell Published
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The Faro Santander launch will bring a northern Spanish grande dame back to lifeSpain's new cultural destination, Faro Santander, gears up to open its doors on 8 September 2026 – in anticipation, we tour its historic building, redesigned by Chipperfield Architects
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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An eight-metre replica of the Fifa World Cup trophy has appeared at Rockefeller Plaza – made entirely from LegoAs Team USA’s World Cup run ends, New York finds another reason to look up: a 1.3 million-brick Lego trophy has landed in Manhattan
By Anna Solomon Published
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Surrounded by larch trees, a new Evian concert hall makes music ‘warm and silky’Titled La Source Vive, the new venue by Patrick Bouchain and Philippe Chiambaretta is an organic building set within the forest in rural France
By Amy Serafin Published
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The amazing story of Three Chimneys, the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 venueThree Chimneys, a brutalist Barcelona venue used during the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026, is a modernist landmark awaiting to be reborn
By Suzanne Wales Published


